The Portland daily press., 1887-01-14
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that
Postmaster General Villas is taking dancing
lessons.
Senator Sherman has been saving up auto
graphs ever since he was boy, and has
line lot Of them.
Frederick Billings of Woodstock, VT, has
given $1,000 to the fund for Mrs John A Lo-
gan and $1,000 to the Union Theological Sem
mary to endow new scholarship.
''The fact" writes the Tribune's Wash
ington correspondent, 'that Senator Came
ron refused to make public subscription to
the fund raised for Mrs. Logan excited some
surprise among those who knew his liberali-
ty in other directions. 1t is explained, how
ever, by the statement now made, that he
cancelled and returned to her a note of the
late Senator Logan for loan running up in
to the thousands"
The Duchess Of Galliera has recently been
In Berlin as the guest of the crown princess.
She is middle-aged widow and possessed
Of fabulous wealth, estimated at 5O0Oooooo
lire. 1t is related of her that when some
time ago her cashier decamped with more
than million lire she did not think it worth
while even to prosecute him. One Of her
sons, the Marquis de Ferrari, is professor
in Paris.
A despatch from London announces the
death of Sir Thomas May of Louisiana. He
was personal friend of President Lincoln
and Salmon T. Chase, and held the position
OF United States sub-treasurer in New Or
leans. He was one Of the originators of the
New Orleans Times, of which the Times
Democrat is the successor. He started The
Times In the interest of Salmon p. Chase for
the presidency. He published several nov
els, including "The Earl of Mayfeld," "a
Prince OF Brefny' aud one which he claimed
was the life of A. L. Stewart.
The certainty of the election of ex-Gov.
Cushman K. Davis of Minnesota to the SEN
ate assures Washington society of a notable
accession in Mrs. Davis, who is regarded as
the most beautiful woman in the Northwest.
She has tall, Juno-like figure, hazel syes,
delicately moulded oval face, and soft, rosy
porcelain-like complexion that is the des-
pair OF all her sex who know her. She is
exceedingly fond of horseback riding, and is
a fine driver. Her motto for health is: 'sNo
day without the lines" She therefore may
be seen every afternoon, rain or shine, driv-
ing her spirited carriage animal along some
country road about st. Paul, or at the close
Of the day waiting at the foot of the stair
way ieading 10 GOV. Davis's law office to
drive him home. Mrs. Davis is an accom-
plished musician, and conversationalist Of
great tact: She is exceedingly popular
among her husbands gentlemen friends. Al
home sheis practical in all domestic manage
meDts, and there are few firesides in the
bleak Northwest where more comfort or a
brighter flow of wit and humor may be en-
joyed than at Gov. Davis's. The Davlses
have no children. Gov. Davis has what he
calls his den" in the third story of his large
mansion on st. Anthony Hill, where he in
dulges his admiration for Lord Coke's max
i'm Of Living like hermit and working like
a horse" by abjuring a carpet and allowing
himself nothing besides his books, pipe
and table. Here he burns the midnight
gas and works out his legal arguments or
delyes in scholarly researches He Is de-
voted Shakesperean, and Ignatius Donnelly
and he have spent many delightful night
together swapping versions" Davis is
poor, as the word may be used nowadays
when United States Senators are mentioned
In 1881, when he withdrew from the firm of
Davis, O'Brien & Wilson, he was $4,000 in
debt. Since then he has earned in his large
practice something like $4,000 year, and
he says he has paid his debts and secured
good home and lot and few small invest
ments toward rainy day.